For the Advocates of the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center ... beyond the shift reports, schedules and reminders. For the passion you share to end sexual violence. For the desire you have to ease others' suffering. And for the individuals you are outside of your work with the CRCC.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Life is really simple ...

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. --Confucius

Jay Shafer lives in an 8-by-12 foot house. He built it from scratch. With no prior carpentry knowledge or experience. "I'm sure there are people out there who think I'm crazy for living so small, but living in this little house has allowed me to totally reinvent my life," he says. With a desire to "escape the rat race," the former grocery-store clerk's intentions were simple: focus on the things he really wanted to do, and not on working for money. Now, he runs a company that builds small homes for others. "I never thought I'd be an entrepreneur in anything, but it's my passion to design small houses," he smiles. "It's been really liberating."

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